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You are in your own bubble and haven’t seen enough countries then. Iran links church with state. Afghanistan overthrew the democracy that the western world attempted to install. There are a glut of totalitarian regimes in Africa, Southern Asia and Central Asia that are monoculture. Russia, Belarus and even Vietnam are oft considered more conservative.
The US is one of the most diverse countries in the world. Consider your perspective, why do you fear guns so much? Do you see them all that often? What do they connote to you?
To me, they demonstrate that we still have utility against an oppressive government. Remember when Trump said “we have to take their guns?” They only want the “right people” to have guns, their people. Because then they have all the power and can force us any way they see fit. And yes, they have tanks, and yeah, they have bombs, but did you see how well that worked in Afghanistan? And it’s not like we’re all clustered in one place.
Comparing the US with third world countries is one thing. But compare the US to any civilized country, and the US loses on most good parameters, and "wins" on the bad ones.